Holographic computing is here
Folding phones are cool, but HoloLens 2 is cooler — here's why
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Folding phones are getting a lot of attention but Microsoft's HoloLens progress is moving holographic computing closer to the masses.
mixed reality
An app for 3D stuff
Check out the new 3D viewer app for Windows 10
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Microsoft is redoing its Mixed Reality Viewer app with a more professional look and feel, along with a rebrand to 3D Viewer. Let's take a closer look.
Skip Along
Mixed Reality Viewer renamed to '3D Viewer' for Skip Ahead Insiders
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Mixed Reality Viewer is now 3D Viewer, marking the app's second name change in a little over a year.
RS4 for HoloLens!
Microsoft releases first Windows 10 Redstone 4 preview for HoloLens
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Windows 10 build 17123 for HoloLens is now available for download, but installing it is a little complicated.
Making MR dreams a reality in 2018
Microsoft outlines 2018 mixed reality plans toward immersive future
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HoloLens creator Alex Kipman's outlook for 2018 suggests Microsoft's making his dream of a world where the digital and physical co-exist in three-dimensional space a reality.
What's on the inside counts
Will HoloLens 2.0 use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 chip?
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 processor impresses with immersive AR capabilities. Will it replace Microsoft's custom Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) in HoloLens 2.0?
Make 'em smile
Give these gifts to the Mixed Reality fan in your life
Looking to give the gift of Mixed Reality this year? This is where to start.
It's about AI and mixed reality
Why Microsoft should never have stopped making camera-focused phones
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When Microsoft cut its smartphone business, it cut the advantages those innovations may have added to its AI and mixed reality efforts.
Windows VR
Acer has bundled a great gaming laptop and mixed reality headset for $1,000
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The Helios 300 is a budget member of Acer's Predator line but still a very capable machine. This bundle comes with Acer's newest Windows Mixed Reality headset, too.
Giving thanks
Technology and health: What you should be thankful for this year
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving there are many advances in technology that benefit humanity that we should be grateful for.
Podcast!
Windows Central Podcast 72: Samsung's Mixed Reality headset
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This week on the Windows Central Podcast: We talk new Insider builds, Xbox One X impressions, Surface Book 2 pre-orders and more!
Too little too late?
Can Microsoft's vision of AR/VR glasses compete with the competition?
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Microsoft recently communicated a vision to enable wearables that transition between AR and VR. Samsung and ODG may grab consumer mindshare with similar visions, however.
Lock and load, Spartan
Halo Recruit is a tasty bite of Windows Mixed Reality goodness you'll love
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We spent some time with the new Halo Recruit Windows Mixed Reality game, and you're (really) going to want to play this. Here's why.
I want one
Microsoft's new Mixed Reality Capture rig is totally wild
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Microsoft has improved its Mixed Reality capture tech, and it's crazy good.
This is ... better?
Samsung HMD Odyssey: Hands on with a 'premium' Mixed Reality headset
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Samsung has joined the list of Windows Mixed Reality headsets coming on October 17, but this one is being billed as a "premium" Mixed Reality headset. Here's what that means.
Bridge to Augmented Reality
Apple's and Google's smartphone-based AR strategies may crush Microsoft's
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Without a smartphone, Microsoft's augmented reality (AR) efforts may be overshadowed by Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore phone-based approaches.
Beyond 3D
View 3D gets new name and new look for 'Skip Ahead' Insiders
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View 3D is getting a new name and an updated look for “Skip Ahead” Insiders.
Not bad for a radio exhibition
Windows Central's best of IFA 2017
IFA is one of the oldest electronics exhibitions on the planet, and continues to be one of the best and biggest. 2017 was no exception, with PC makers bringing their A-game with a selection of impressive new tablets, laptops, and desktops.
VR on the Cheap
Lenovo's Explorer Mixed Reality headset starts at just $349.99
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It's been a while since we first saw Lenovo's first take on a mixed reality headset designed to work with Windows 10. But now, here at IFA 2017, it's finally a formal announcement: this is the Lenovo Explorer.
You won't wear 'em but your kids might
Smartglasses as smartphones, your social and privacy concerns won't matter
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The next generation of adults, unconcerned about social and privacy issues, may readily accept smartglasses as smartphone replacements.